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August 25, 2021 Special Forum
Europe’s Threat Assessments of Russia and China

European governments, NATO, the EU, and the G7 all identify China and Russia as threats; however, an analysis of threat assessments reveals a mix of unity and diversity. […]

Stephen Blank

Liberal international order, NATO, New Cold War, US hegemony, US-China rivalry
June 23, 2021 Special Forum
India’s Quad Calculus and China

From its formation as a disaster response group after the 2004 tsunami to its revival in 2017, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad)—consisting of India, Japan, Australia, and the […]

Jagannath Panda

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, NATO, Non-aligned Movement, Quad, Shanghai Cooperation Organization
February 19, 2019 Special Forum
The Sino-Russian-US Triangle and Northeast Asia: A View from Japan

While there are various perspectives within Japan, here I set forth an individual viewpoint and analyze international politics as a long-time researcher of Russia. First, I couch my […]

Hakamada Shigeki

Aleksandr III, free and open Indo-Pacific, INF Treaty, NATO, Northern Territories, Senkaku Islands, TPP
July 2, 2018 National Commentaries
An Australian Perspective

Donald Trump’s disruptive impact on US alliance management was exemplified by two sets of public comments earlier in June 2018. The president’s public condemnation of Justin Trudeau as […]

Andrew O’Neil

AIIB, BRI, China-Australia FTA, Five Eyes, NATO, Rules-based order
June 17, 2017 Alternative Scenarios
Positive Scenario II

This second positive scenario of possible Russo-US cooperation in Asia assesses the latest developments in bilateral relations and US anti-Russian sentiments, the regional background in the Asia-Pacific as […]

Anna Kireeva

APEC, ASEAN, Asia pivot, Donald Trump, EAS, NATO, North Korea, RCEP, RFE
April 17, 2017 Alternative Scenarios
The Negative Scenario I

Donald Trump’s election to the presidency generated numerous articles expecting or advocating a rapprochement or even a “grand bargain” with Russia. This reaction reflected Trump’s many favorable campaign […]

Stephen Blank

Balance of power, chemical weapons, NATO, North Korea, Strategic Triangle, Syria, THAAD, TPP, Trump-Xi Summit, Ukraine
March 27, 2017 Open Forum
Recent Views in Japan Concerning Sino-Russian Relations

How Japanese officials, media, and academics interpret the state of the relationship between China and Russia matters for Japan’s diplomacy with both countries and its foreign policy more […]

Yoko Hirose

8-point economic cooperation plan, Abe Shinzo, Arms sales, Balance of power, BRICS, energy, G7, India, Kuril Islands, media, NATO, Northern Territories, Putin, sanctions, SCO, Senkaku Islands, Six-Party Talks, South China Sea, Territorial Disputes, Trump, Ukraine, US-Japan alliance, Vietnam, Xi Jinping
February 10, 2017 Open Forum
Xinjiang and the Trans-nationalization of Uyghur Terrorism: Cracks in the “New Silk Road”?

President Xi Jinping’s ambitious “One Belt, One Road” strategy has magnified Chinese concern for the security of its long restive northwestern province, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). […]

Michael Clarke

9/11, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Central Asia, counterterrorism, critical theory, East Turkestan Islamic Movement, energy, globalization, Iraq, ISIS, mujahideen, NATO, One Belt One Road, Pakistan, realism, SCO, securitization, separatism, Silk Road Economic Belt, Syria, Taliban, terrorism, Turkestan Islamic Party, Turkey, Uyghur, war on terror, Xi Jinping, Xinjiang
February 2, 2017 National Commentaries
A Japanese Perspective

On February 11, 2017, after having played golf with Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, President Donald Trump tweeted; "Having a great time hosting Prime Minister Abe in the United […]

Hosoya Yuichi*

Abe Shinzo, cost sharing, Diaoyu islands, liberal internationalism, NATO, Obama, pivot to Asia, rebalance, Senkaku Islands, Territorial Disputes, Trump, US-Japan alliance
December 16, 2016 Special Forum
What Trump Should Do about China

The monkey king raised his cudgel, and there was great disorder in Heaven. The jadelike firmament was cleared of dust With this phrase, Mao Zedong began China’s Great […]

June Teufel Dreyer

4th nuclear test, ASEAN, Asia pivot, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, burden-sharing, China Dream, cyberespionage, Dalai Lama, Diaoyu islands, freedom of navigation, GSOMIA, NAFTA, NATO, Nine-dash line, Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, nuclear proliferation, Paris Climate Accord, RCEP, rebalance, rise of China, Senkaku Islands, South China Sea, Taiwan, tariffs, THAAD, TPP, trade war, Tsai Ing-wen, WTO